RSS FeedMahad Ahmed is the Under-13 Scottish champion in the 200m and holds the British record in the 100m. He attends Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy, which excels in coaching athletics, badminton, gymnastics, hockey and swimming. Pupils have eight hours of sport coaching a week which fits in around their academic commitments and entry is by selection only.”1 of the school’s hockey coaches saw me running and suggested I had a trial,” says Mahad. “My parents had been actually proud when I was accepted. Yes, I study difficult but I also get to run the 60m, 100m and 200m, which is fantastic!”
Mahad Ahmed is a budding athleteGlasgow School of Sport is the 1st academy of its type in Scotland and 1 of an elite collection of UK schools for talented children. These adapt the curriculum specially for pupils so that they can focus on core academic studies and develop their talent in tandem.